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YONER-LIBERIA is on the fundraising campaign to raise the amount of US$300,000 for the construction of the first “Youth Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center” in Paynesville, Liberia. Also, called a ‘Community Space’, will contain research and innovation labs, co-working, desk, office and maker spaces and meeting, events and conference facilities for the purpose of horning scalable entrepreneurship and technology social innovation and business concept solutions to form an inclusive “Community” in pursuit of supporting the U.S. Embassy Monrovia’s strategic goals of fostering inclusive economic development and improving Liberia's human development status and achieving Goals, 2, 4, & 7 of the SDGs. The Space aims to support and improve on the organization’s Entrepreneurship Program currently being implemented in partnership with the U.S. Embassy, the U. S. State Department’s GIST Program and the University of Delaware (USA) for youth empowerment, and to bridge the digital divide and focus on giving students and youth the advanced technological and entrepreneurial skills they need to transition into jobs in the knowledge economy. The “Space” will exploit the power of innovative approaches for effective, high quality education through technologies, internet, science, entrepreneurship in identifying, preparing and equipping students and young entrepreneurs with the relevant skills to shape their ideas into innovative and sustainable businesses, and expose them to opportunities that can scale up their ventures to solve pressing problems in Liberia while generating income. The organization envisages sustainability – will offer office, desk, meeting, and conference spaces to local entrepreneurship and technology stakeholders, students, young people and professional to rent and use for reasonable amounts. Additionally, the co-working and maker spaces will host growing organizations, students, and emerging and young entrepreneurs without office space. They will make a minimum payment for upkeep and use the space and its facilities thereof. The proceeds generated will contribute to the maintenance of the Space and support other aspects of our intervention, as well as paying staff and volunteers and facilitating programs. Also, the Space will utilize technologies and entrepreneurial innovation for an effective teaching and learning process for young people - managing and delivering resources, services and products to enhance beneficiaries - liberating time, human resource and accountancy; and training to focus on innovation and capacity building, effective teaching and learning; and interaction and networking.